Recent state visit offers genuine view of China: Uruguayan president

President of the Oriental Republic of Uruguay Yamandu Orsi said that his recent trip to China had given him a genuine sense of the country, adding that seeing the real China makes it easier to build trust and forge stronger bonds.

Orsi made his first state visit to China from Feb 1 to 7. In an interview with China Media Group (CMG), he said the first word that came to mind was "gratitude" or "thanks," in describing his feelings about the trip.

"Looking back on the past and at the present moment, I would say that I have truly experienced the real China. That sense of realness grows out of a dream. At this moment, I can deeply feel that I am in contemporary China, a country that carries forward a long and unbroken history. I have said before that whether in the past, the present or the future, the world needs to know the real China. Beyond my profound gratitude, what I feel most strongly is that I have genuinely experienced the real China," said Orsi.

Orsi said that a deeper understanding of China could help strengthen ties, adding that entrepreneurs and representatives who accompanied him stressed the need to advance cooperation with a country they regard as trustworthy and reliable.

"When people truly come to know the real China, it becomes easier to build trust and to forge the strongest bonds. The image your country presents is so clear and transparent, and in today's global landscape, that is a tremendous advantage. It is precisely for this reason that more than 100 entrepreneurs and representatives from various sectors immediately decided to accompany me to China. They have also expressed the belief that it is necessary to move forward in cooperation with a country and a people that are trustworthy and can continue to be trusted over time," said Orsi.

Recent state visit offers genuine view of China: Uruguayan president

China's newly installed solar and wind power capacity exceeded 430 million kilowatts in 2025, an increase of 22 percent year on year, hitting a record high, National Energy Administration (NEA) data showed on Thursday.

This surge propelled the cumulative grid-connected capacity of wind and solar power to 1.84 billion kilowatts, accounting for 47.3 percent of the country's total installed power capacity and surpassing thermal power for the first time.

Meanwhile, solar and wind power accounted for 22 percent of the nation's total electricity output in 2025, according to the NEA.

Liu Deshun, chief engineer of the NEA, said that in 2026, development of the new energy storage industry will be promoted as part of China's efforts to accelerate the establishment of a new power system.

By 2035, a new power system capable of accommodating a high share of new energy should be established, along with further improvements in new energy consumption and regulation systems, noted a guideline rolled out by the National Development and Reform Commission, China's economic planner, in November 2025.

China's wind, solar power generation surges 25 pct in 2025